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South Carolina made history again: it will build a monument to a black guy. The SC house and Senate unanimously voted to build a monument for Robert Smalls. He would be the first individual Afro-American to have a monument in his honor in the state.

After the bank failures of 2023, the chairman of the Federal Reserve Jerome Power said: “This is a problem that we'll be working on for...

Today in the upstate health insurance agents are scrambling to make sure that the clients’ drugs are well covered by their Medicare...

Scientists recently announced that there has been a 73 percent reduction in wildlife in the past 50 years. What does this mean for us?...

I was a shy little girl. Some say that I’m a shy old lady — until they get to know me better. If I am not entirely shy, I admit to having a decidedly retiring demeanor and,  some say, a quiet spirit.

MY INTERNSHIP AT BLOOMBERG It seemed like an ordinary day. I was on the campus of Clark Atlanta University, when I saw a Bloomberg booth...

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Is Belly Fat Your Friend Is belly fat a fashion accessory or a status symbol as some ancient Egyptians supposed?  What do doctors say? ...

A new study links heart health to improved cognition. The better the heart the sharper the brain, so says the American Hearth Association...

Bloomberg Philanthropies is giving $600 million   to the endowments of four historically Black medical schools.  The four schools are the...

What Should We Eat It has become the unforgivable sin to dictate what others should eat. A new study gives us reason to pause and think...

Most have an innate aversion to graveyards.  Me too. That’s why when my older brother, Jodie, asked me to go to see the grave markers in...

GUILFORD COUNTY, N.C. — Deputies announced an arrest in the shooting death of Diondre Overton, former Clemson football player. Guilford...

Milton Barrels Down on S. C. Coast Meteorologists warn that Hurricane Milton is barreling down on the South Carolina coast. It is...

A tree fell on a Mauldin house with a loud boom. It was about 7 a.m. Friday morning during a storm. Roger Cannon knew that something was...

US Awards Black Farmers $2.2 billion Baskerville, Va. July 31, 2024 — The National Black Farners Association (NBFA) has won a $2.2...

Generators figure prominently in discussions about emergency preparedness. Home or standby generator Prices hover about $6,000 for the...

Red Lobster is in a mess. But a 35-year old CEO wants a job there anyway. Damola Adamolekun, the new chief executive of Red Lobster is...

Greenville is struggling to regain its balance Half of Greenville County is still without power. The clean up continues apace. County...

Bio Jodie Lewis Reams — From Egg Hill to Waxdale